Sheriff’s office disciplines 3 jailers after internal investigation

Sheriff’s office disciplines 3 jailers after internal investigation

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office released an update on the internal investigation conducted at the Brazos County Detention Center following the sexual assault of a minor held there in October 2022. On Oct. 9, 2022, three 17-year-old inmates brutally attacked and sexually assaulted another 17-year-old inmate. The victim was held on…

Harris County lawsuit alleges Brazos Valley church leaders knew about child sexual abuse

Harris County lawsuit alleges Brazos Valley church leaders knew about child sexual abuse

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – The Mountain Valley Fellowship Church in Brazos County and Texas A&M’s Chi Alpha Christian fraternity are two of several faith-based organizations named in a civil lawsuit filed in a Harris County district court. The lawsuit alleges the groups were negligent in failing to protect a 13-year-old College Station boy from…

Teen sentenced to 50 years for sexual assault of minor in Brazos County Detention Center

Teen sentenced to 50 years for sexual assault of minor in Brazos County Detention Center

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – One inmate involved in the brutal sexual assault of another inmate at the Brazos County Detention Center in Bryan was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Fidel Sanchez, 19, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon, and sexual coercion in October of 2022. Charging documents…

Creekridge Estates residents asked to evacuate due to gas leak

Creekridge Estates residents asked to evacuate due to gas leak

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Sheriff’s office is asking residents in the Creekridge Estates neighborhood between Wellborn and Millican to evacuate due to a gas leak on Creek Lane Tuesday night. The request applies to Schehin Road, Parker Lane, Creek Lane, Acorn Lane and Hickory Lane. Residents are asked to leave their…

Focus at Four: Historian speaks on rise in anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate

Focus at Four: Historian speaks on rise in anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Last month, the Anti-Defamation League published new data calling the current rise in antisemitism in the nation “unprecedented”. The data includes 400 incidents on college and university campuses in November and October, compared to 33 incidents in the same period in 2022. Adam Seipp, Professor of History at Texas A&M University,…

Meet the Candidate: Fred Brown – Brazos County Commissioner, Pct. 3

Meet the Candidate: Fred Brown – Brazos County Commissioner, Pct. 3

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – We are less than a month away from the start of early voting. One race some Brazos County voters will see on their ballot is the Precinct 3 Commissioners seat. Nancy Berry (Incumbent) and Fred Brown are vying for the Republican nomination. All the candidates will appear on News 3 at…

Community reacts to aftermath of Feather Crest Farms fire

Community reacts to aftermath of Feather Crest Farms fire

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – Smoke continued to hang in the air at Feather Crest Farms Tuesday, but it’s a big difference from how things looked Monday evening. Monday morning, CEO Sam Krouse shared a statement, which said that one of the structures destroyed in the fire did contain live chickens. Around a hundred first…

Brazos County Commissioners approve early voting times, locations

Brazos County Commissioners approve early voting times, locations

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – Brazos County Commissioners approved early voting hours and locations for the 2024 primaries Tuesday. Early voting hours: February 20 – February 23: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.February 24: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.February 25: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.February 26 – March 1: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Early voting…

Construction on Bryan ISD’s new transportation building continues

Construction on Bryan ISD’s new transportation building continues

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – It’s now been a little more than a year since crews broke ground on the Ruby Haliburton Auxiliary Complex. There’s been a lot of progress made on the facility in that time. Inside the facility, one can now see the layout of the complex including meeting rooms, a conference room, a…